Shina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Dardic people.
  2. Their language, sometimes regarded as multiple languages, which belong to the Dardic family.
  3. A group of Dardic languages spoken in Northern Pakistan.

Word forms

Shina Sina

Etymology

Borrowed from Shina ݜݨیاٗ (ṣiṇyaá), from Sanskrit श्रेण्यक (śreṇyaka), from श्रेण्य (śreṇya, “tribesman”).

Synonyms

Brokpa Shinaki

Translations

Hindi: शीना Shina: ݜݨیاٗ Urdu: شینا
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